Different causes prick at different hearts and for Amy Dotter of Vernal, and supporters that joined her along the way, hearing about the starving hens needing rehomed in West Valley City was a cause they couldn’t ignore. Amy did some research and while she wanted to help she didn’t feel comfortable getting hens directly from the egg farm.
A rollover crash left one man dead and sent a woman to the hospital early Sunday morning south of Fort Duchesne. According to the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office, Uintah County sheriff’s deputies and Bureau of Indian Affairs police officers were notified about the crash on 7000 South, several miles south of the Four Corners intersection, about 4:30 am on Sunday.
A five-hour rescue operation saved a Utah man who had become stranded on a cliff near Jones Hole National Fish Hatchery in Uintah County on Saturday. A news release from Uintah County Sheriff’s Office states that the rescue operation began when a group, which included a member of the Wasatch County Sheriff’s search and rescue team, camping near the hatchery heard someone calling for help.
The Bureau of Reclamation announced last week that they will be increasing flows from Flaming Gorge Dam on the Green River starting today, Tuesday, May 26th. As of May 20th, the Reservoir pool elevation was at 6,027 feet which is 87 percent of live storage.
The Vernal Chamber Foundation excitedly announced Friday that the name of their new stegosaurus in front of the Chamber Office is Stego Steve! The Vernal Chamber held a Dino Naming Contest. First place was awarded to Boston Foley for “Stego Steve”, second place to Jaxton Foley for “Plate-o the Stego”, and third place to Mia Harrison for “Herb, the Stegosaurus.”
Fishing is a great social distancing activity and with the start of Fishing With The Fox it's also one that can win you some extra cash and prizes! This is the 10th year of Fishing with the Fox hosted by the Division of Wildlife Resources and 98.5 The Fox.
It's the final two weeks of the ‘Shop Local and Win’ contest created by the Rotary Club of Vernal aimed at supporting local businesses. For the last 7 weeks, the Rotary Club has given out $1000 in prizes each week to those that have shopped local.
The Memorial holiday weekend will see an increase in traffic as families take to the road, some for the first time in months. Utah Highway Patrol is urging all to make safety the top travel priority following a jump last weekend in travel fatalities in Utah.
Vernal Regional Airport Manager Doug Brown has announced his resignation after accepting a new career opportunity. “It has been an honor to work here at the Vernal Regional Airport over the last six and half years,” shares Brown.
The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office is providing a new way to increase safety in the community. The Sheriff’s Office shared on Thursday that they have established a new Safe Exchange Zone in the front parking lot of the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office.